"Shoeless" Joe Jackson Reinstated to MLB!

Major League Baseball Commissioner, Rob Manfred re-instated (May, 2025) "Shoeless" Joe Jackson to MLB so Jackson is now elgible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Library Visit the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Library at 356 Field Street, Historic West End, Greenville, South Carolina  29608 (across from Fluor Field). Telephone = (864) 346-4867; e-mail = info@shoelessjoejackson.org The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Library is located in the house where Joe lived and died, and is open on Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m (Exceptions: Major holidays, extreme weather, and annual vintage ball game; Recommend contacting the museum for updated hours of operation before attending.) Monday - Friday: Tours by appointment. Email request to info@shoelessjoejackson.org Closed on most Sundays  Website = http://www.shoelessjoejackson.org
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson (Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson) is the most famous player associated with the "Black Sox" scandal, and, is also considered to be innocent of any wrongdoing (possibly 1 other player may have been innocent - George Daniel "Buck" Weaver). It was alleged the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series against the underdog Cincinnati Reds. "Shoeless" Joe had a 1919 World Series batting average of .375 (highest for both teams), 12 hits, smacked the only home run of this World Series, 6 runs batted in, and committed no errors. "Shoeless" Joe accounted for 11 of 20 runs the White Sox scored in the 1919 World Series.
Schedule Dr. Burke's Gambling & Baseball, 1919 Black Sox presentation! If you would like to hear Dr. Burke's presentation entitled, “Gambling and Baseball: The Roles of Shoeless Joe Jackson and other Chicago White Sox (Black Sox) in the 1919 World Series," please contact him via this link. Dr. Burke most recently gave this presentation at the Eastern Lincoln Historical Society in Denver, North Carolina. The year 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the deliberate losing of the World Series by the Chicago White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds. Due to the influence of gamblers, the White Sox players purposely lost the 1919 World Series. The "Black Sox" scandal impacted our nation, not just the baseball world. This story was made famous by the book and movie, “Eight Men Out” and the film, "Field of Dreams." Dr. Kevin L. Burke is a Professor of Kinesiology at Queens University of Charlotte where he teaches Sport History, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, and Sport in Cinema. Dr. Burke created the official "Shoeless Joe Museum" Instagram site.